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When I first started this book I struggled and truly thought I was going to DNF this book. I kept saying I'll give it 20 more pages and if it doesn't get better I'm done. All of a sudden I couldn't wait to see what happened next and I was hooked on this book. I thought it was going to be a 1 or 2 star book and now it's a 5 star book. Out of nowhere I fell in love with the story and I was so thrown by the twists. I never saw any of them coming. Great writing and tomorrow I'm going to see if I can
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Holy crap that was good! THis book was a labyrinth. A slow, wandering, desperate, sad and exciting look into a dystopia that was truly frightening.
I really don't have the words for this one. It was completely unexpected and I just....wow. I consider myself truly lucky to have stumbled on Ms Jemisin. So, so good. I recommend to anyone that loves fantasy.
In addition, the narration by Robin Miles was superb. She was perfection. ...more
I really don't have the words for this one. It was completely unexpected and I just....wow. I consider myself truly lucky to have stumbled on Ms Jemisin. So, so good. I recommend to anyone that loves fantasy.
In addition, the narration by Robin Miles was superb. She was perfection. ...more
This was close to 5 stars, but the story was a little tough to follow at times and I had a hard time connecting emotionally to the characters. The story is epic and some twists and turns reveal important points that definitely would make this one perfect for rereads so you can find new layers. It requires a lot of patience and trust in Jemisin and she definitely rewards this in spades.
My only major complaint is that this feels incomplete as a standalone novel. While our main characters go on qu ...more
My only major complaint is that this feels incomplete as a standalone novel. While our main characters go on qu ...more
Took me a while to get into it, and I didn’t really enjoy the style, but the story was okay. Not likely to continue the series at this point.
Dec 16, 2014
Kelly
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